U.S. Drone Strike Kills Two Suspected Militants in Yemen

Suspected Militants Were Saudi, Yemeni; American Embassy in Capital Is Closed

SAN’A, Yemen—A U.S. drone strike killed two suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen on Monday, the first such attack since U.S.-backed President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi said he was resigning last week, while the State Department said it was closing its embassy in the capital until further notice.

The State Department has reduced staff at the U.S. Embassy in San’a over the past week as tensions and clashes intensified. On Monday, it said the embassy would continue to provide emergency consular services and remains “operational,”...